Network Rail

Construction of a new £5.9 million railway bridge at the former Exxon site at Bowling is gathering pace, with the structure now clearly taking shape. 

Work on a major £4.5 million upgrade to the Kyle of Lochalsh railway in the Highlands got underway over the weekend. 

Ardgay Station in the Highlands is set to undergo significant improvements this month, as Network Rail engineers carry out a £1.35m upgrade of platform 1.  

Work is getting underway to upgrade a bridge over the railway on Duntocher Road next to Dalmuir station. 

Network Rail is set to deliver a major programme of engineering work on the West Highland Line from October, with nearly £15 million being invested to improve the resilience and reliability of the route.

Hamilton West station is set to fully reopen this weekend following a £2.1 million project to completely rebuild platform 2. The upgrade was part of a planned programme of work aimed at improving the station’s infrastructure and passenger experience.

A new £9 million train station has opened in East Kilbride this week as part of major transport improvements in the town. 

Network Rail, in partnership with its joint venture development partner blocwork, is working on proposals to transform a 0.75 ha (1.85 acre) vacant site adjacent to Queen Street railway station.   

Engineers will soon begin an 18-week project to renew the Banff Turnpike railway bridge on the A95 in Keith. 

Network Rail engineers will soon begin repair work on a bridge carrying the railway over the A8 in Langbank, Inverclyde.

Newly upgraded platforms at Hillington West station fully reopened at the weekend following the completion of a major £2.9 million improvement project.

Work will soon get underway to replace the railway bridge on Letham Road in Collessie, Fife, as part of improvements on the Ladybank to Perth line. 

Passengers travelling by train between East Kilbride and Glasgow are now benefitting from a £7m package of access improvements, with new lifts at Giffnock station going live. 

Construction will begin this month on a new £5.2 million footbridge over the Levenmouth rail link and heritage railway between Kirkland and Mountfleurie in Fife. 

A £2.7 million project to improve reliability and performance of train services in Glasgow’s southside is set to get under way this month.